Henry Hartsfield Jr.
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Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr. (1933 - 2014)

Col Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 30 Jun 1957 in Johnston, North Carolina, USAmap
Died at age 80 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr. (November 21, 1933 – July 17, 2014) was a United States Air Force officer and a USAF and NASA astronaut.

1933 Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.
1954 Bachelor of Science in Physics, Auburn University.
1955 Entered the U.S. Air Force. During his career, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
Meritorious
Service
1957 Married Judy Frances Massey on 30 Jun 1957 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA.[1]
1958 Daughter Judy Lynn Hartsfield is born.
1959 Daughter Keely Warren Hartsfield is born.
1966 Selected for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program, by the Air Force in USAF Group 2. [2]
1969 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 7. [3]
1971 Master of Science in Engineering Science, University of Tennessee.
1977 Retired from the Air Force.
1982 Flew on Columbia STS-4 as Pilot with Thomas Kenneth Ken Mattingly II. Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his first of 2 and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 3. [4]
NASA
Distinguished
Service
STS-4
NASA
Space Flight
1984 Flew on Discovery STS-41-D as Commander with Michael Coats, Richard Michael Mullane, Steven Hawley, Judith Resnik and Charles D. Walker. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 3. [4]
STS-41-D
NASA
Space Flight
1985 Flew on Challenger STS-61-A as Commander with Steven R. Nagel, Bonnie J. Dunbar, James Buchli, Guion Bluford, Reinhard Furrer, Ernst Messerschmid and Wubbo Ockels. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 3. [4]
STS-61-A
NASA
Space Flight
1988 Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his second of 2, and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [4]
NASA
Exceptional
Service
NASA
Distinguished
Service
1998 Retired from NASA. Joined the Raytheon Company.
2005 Retired from Raytheon.
2006 Inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. [5]
2014 Died in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. Wife Judy (21 Dec) and daughter Keely (10 Mar) also died.

Memorial

Burial:

Arlington National Cemetery,
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
Section 46, Site 1074
Find A Grave: Memorial #132999563

Sources

  1. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-J9YS : 22 December 2016), Henry W Hartsfield and Judy Frances Massey, 30 Jun 1957; citing Johnston, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 540,303.
  2. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, 1966
  3. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, 1969
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
  5. Hall of Fame Bio

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